Beyond Outcomes: The pursuit of psychotherapy excellence

ExpiredBeyond Outcomes: The pursuit of psychotherapy excellence

Are you looking to push your clinical effectiveness to the next level ?

Dr Daryl Chow is a world leading clinician and researcher into what exactly makes some therapists stand above their peers when it comes to client outcomes.

Benchmark Psychology is proud to sponsor Daryl to present this one off masterclass in Brisbane. Daryl will share his expertise on the strengths and pitfalls of the routine outcome systems current available, and teach clinicians how to get the best out of them.

However, outcomes are only the tip of the iceberg. It is virtually impossible for clinicians to improve without outcomes, but there is so much more to becoming a top therapist than simply tracking outcome data.

Daryl was recently nominated for the Most Valuable Paper (MVP) award by American Psychological Association (APA) for the work he and his colleagues have conducted into the importance of deliberative practice in improving outcomes.

Daryl will be sharing his insights in this masterclass forum to help you learn the skills to push your practice to its limits. Daryl will also be conducting live outcome based supervision with some of the Benchmark Psychology team as a learning demonstration for all participants.

Why do we need to go beyond measuring outcomes?

Measuring outcomes alone does not improve performance

Clinicians typically fail to utilise the full potential of data to guide their work

Most practitioners do not have a clear critical decision making process when outcome signals are seen

Focus on outcomes alone does not lead to longer term improvement for clinicians, deliberative practice does

Duration

1 day (9am to 5pm)

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop will assume a knowledge of outcomes and outcome systems, and is pitched as a masterclass for clinicians who already have experience with these systems.

Personal bio

Daryl Chow, Ph.D. is a Senior Associate and Certified trainer with the International Centre for
Clinical Excellence (ICCE). He is currently based in Western Australia, endorsed as a counselling psychologist and board approved clinical supervisor, working with a group of vibrant private practitioners (Specialist Psychological Outreach Team, SPOT) located in Henry Street Centre, Fremantle, WA.

Daryl is a co-editor and contributing author to the book The Write to Recovery: Personal Stories & Lessons About Recovery From Mental Health Concerns, a heart-felt collective of client’s journey of their struggles and recovery process, interweaved with mental health professionals who were part of the healing process. In his home country Singapore, Daryl worked as a senior psychologist in the Institute for Mental Health, Woodbridge Hospital, as well as in the Early Psychosis Intervention Program (EPIP). He provided psychotherapy services for inpatient and outpatient contexts, training, consultations, and clinical supervision. In addition, he spearheaded and collaborated in clinical researches involving psychotherapy outcomes, effects of training clinicians in Difficult Conversations in Therapy (see www.darylchow.com for list of publications).

As part of his Ph.D. Daryl researched the area the development and practices of highly effective psychotherapists, alongside with Scott D. Miller PhD. Both Daryl and Scott are co-authors of the forthcoming book Reach: Pushing Your Clinical Performance to the Next Level. Among other studies, they are also collaborating on other research pertaining to the development of expert performance in psychotherapy across the world.

Daryl conducts workshops in Australia, Singapore and Chicago on the topics of feedback informed treatment (FIT), professional development, as well as intensive workshops for the general public and mental health professionals. He also consults with various agencies and coach clinicians, helping them raise the bar of their service deliveries.

Your Roadmap to Recovery

Benchmark Psychology has developed a monitoring system that uses baselines, benchmarks, and other barometers of effectiveness without losing sight of the complexities of subjectivity and perspective. Achieving excellence in practice involves close attention to what is working and what is not.